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Man Overboard have officially announced the departure of drummer Mike Hrycenko who has not been present on their current tour.

Gold Coast/Brisbane locals, Awaken I Am, have just premiered their music video for ‘It’s Just Business’, The bands first single from the debut EP "Resonance".

American metalcore act The Devil Wears Prada have announced the departure of keyboardist James Baney. The band released the statement below:   "With great deliberation and difficulty, we have decided to part ways with our keyboardist James Baney. James will always be family to TDWP, being one of the most well-intentioned people we know. Our prayers to James in beginning a new chapter with his wife back home, and our endless gratitude to TDWP fans for understanding. We'll see you at a show soon." -The Devil Wears Prada

  I, The Breather will be releasing their new album, Truth And Purpose, on February 28 via Sumerian Records. You can preview the album below.

After a seven year stint in the Australian hardcore scene, Perth stalwarts Break Even have announced their break up today. Overcoming the loss of guitarist Rowan Willoughby to suicide in 2008, the band collected themselves and returned with their widely acclaimed debut album 'The Bright Side', touring extensively at home and abroad alongside Title Fight, Touche Amore, More Than Life and many others.Read a statement from the band below:"It is with sadness that we announce Break Even have decided to part ways. Over time the commitments in our lives other than the band have become more important and despite our best efforts to persist with the band after all the writing and touring over the last few years we have to come to the end of the road. Soundwave Festivall will be our last tour but we will be announcing a few last shows for you very soon. We have made so many friends and seen so many places through our music and couldn't be happier at what we have seen and done. Thanks to anyon...

A video has been posted that featues Every Time I Die defending Skrillex after his award show backlash and speaking out about internet hate in general.

Doghouse Records has released a pre-order for a vinyl reissue of Say Anything's first record '...Is A Real Boy.' The run will be limited to 240 copies and include a double gatefold LP on opaque white and olive green splattered vinyl.

Heroes For Hire have posted the new music video for their song "Heart Stops". The song is the band's first recorded material to be released since their 2011 album "Take One For The Team", and will be available to be purchased on iTunes on February 23 through Shock Records. The video was directed by Gareth McIlvray and Ryan Chamley, and choreographed by Chantel Runting from Southern Beat. The band will be touring the country beginning next week as a part of the Soundwave 2012 festival, as well as playing sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne with The Pretty Reckless.

Balance And Composure have posted the acoustic version of their song "Stonehands" onto the No Sleep Records Youtube page. The song originally appeared on the band's debut album "Separation", which was released last year through No Sleep, and the acoustic version will be released on a three song acoustic 7" by the label on April 24.

There aren’t many bands left these days who embody rock n’ roll’s raucous spirit, which is why the music of Dangerous! is more vital now than ever. This Australian act (the first ever to sign a worldwide deal with Epitaph) haven’t had a dull moment since forming in 2007 and with the release of their new album Teenage Rampage, the band—Tommy, Nicky, Jarrad & Liam—are poised to take over the world one power chord at a time. Dangerous!’s debut disc was recorded in Los Angeles with Grammy-nominated producer Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Pantera), mixed by Marc McClusky (Weezer) and features 12 energetic anthems that are literally bursting at the seams with youthful enthusiasm. By combining the swagger of The Vines, the edge of Guns N’ Roses and the energy of Australian rock icons like AC/DC, the band have created one of the most memorable albums in recent memory—a fact that makes perfect sense when you consider that they’ve spent the first half of their twenties on the road. Dangerous! have...

Groovin’ the Moo (GTM) regrets to announce Chiddy Bang will no longer be part of the GTM 2012 National tour. Unfortunately they have chosen to cancel their Australian commitments preferring to focus on new TV and radio promotional opportunities for their upcoming album in the USA. This decision is very disappointing and totally out of our control. However GTM is very pleased to announce that J Award Unearthed Artist of the Year winners Ball Park Music will be joining the GTM tour. Dynamos Ball Park Music are masters of the indie-pop-sunny melody and this GTM, we school of fish will be reeled in by their catchiest of hooks. The band, no doubt big fans of Pavement and Weezer, recently had two entries in triple j’s Hottest 100 with the playful ‘It’s Nice to Be Alive’ and ‘All I Want is You’ appearing at #31 and #38 respectively. Their record “Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs” also received nominations for Album of the Year in both triple j’s J Awards and Rolling Stone Awards, and wa...

Citizen vocalist Mat Kerekes has posted the new music video for his song "2 A.M". The song is taken from Kerekes' second solo EP, which can be found on his Bandcamp page, along with his first solo release.